Role of Women in Parliamentary Politics of Pakistan

Abstract

Subsequently the start of parliamentary form of government, women’s political participation and representation in policymaking institutions has been remained nominal regardless of the fact that women constitute more than half of the world population today. In Asia region the rate of change in women is regardless slow as compare to other region but with the ongoing of time there is an increased awareness that rise of a gender-balanced society for addressing issues of status of women can only be understood by encouraging enhanced contribution of women in decision and policy making institutions in parliament and legislature in particular. The political participation of women in parliament is different world widely meanwhile this paper focus on South Asian region Parliament of Pakistan, analyzes the factors, which have contributed to the increasing number of women in the case of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The focus of this research is on the role of Pakistani women in the parliament of Pakistan by the history of Pakistan, the tribute to women parliamentarian 2015-2017. The conclusions showed that the majority of the women win the election only one time on general and selected on reserve seats once. As the number of the occupancies increases the strength of women parliamentarians. The research analyzes how the strength of the women in the court of National assembly of Pakistan, on general and reserve seats and their profession perseverance in all the constituent assemblies.

Key Words: Women, Politics, Parliament, Pakistan, Contribution.